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+T=lcurl
+
+#default installtion prefix
+PREFIX=/usr/local
+
+LUA_VERSION = $(shell pkg-config luajit --print-provides)
+
+ifeq ($(LUA_VERSION),)
+LUA_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config lua --cflags)
+LUA_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config lua --libs)
+else
+LUA_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config luajit --cflags)
+LUA_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config luajit --libs)
+endif
+
+
+CURL_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config libcurl --cflags)
+CURL_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config libcurl --libs)
+
+# System's libraries directory (where binary libraries are installed)
+LUA_LIBDIR= $(PREFIX)/lib/lua/5.1
+
+# OS dependent
+LIB_OPTION= -shared #for Linux
+
+#LIB_OPTION= -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup #for MacOS X
+LIBNAME= $T.so.$V
+
+# Compilation directives
+WARN_MOST= -Wall -fPIC -W -Waggregate-return -Wcast-align -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Wshadow -Wwrite-strings -pedantic
+WARN= -Wall -fPIC -Wno-unused-value
+CFLAGS= $(WARN) -DPTHREADS $(LUA_CFLAGS) $(CURL_CFLAGS)
+CC= gcc -g -shared -fPIC $(CFLAGS)
+LIB_OPTION=$(LUA_LIBS) $(CURL_LIBS)
+
+SRCS=$(shell echo src/*.c)
+
+all: $T.so
+
+$T.so: $(SRCS)
+	MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="10.3"; export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET; $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LIB_OPTION) -o $T.so $(SRCS) -lrt -ldl
+
+install: all
+	mkdir -p $(LUA_LIBDIR)
+	cp $T.so $(LUA_LIBDIR)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $T.so $(OBJS) 
+
+